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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED MARCH 4, 2003 Present: President of Council O'Grady, Council Members Dailey, Kasler, Limpert, McKay, Miller, Nashar Also Present: Mayor Musial, Law Director Gareau, Finance Director Copfer, Clerk of Council Seman Presidenrt of Council O'Grady called the meeting to order at 8:04 p.m. in Council Chambers, 5200 Dover Center Road, North Olmsted, Ohio. Members of the audience were invited to join Council in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The minutes of the special Council meeting of January 14, 2003 were approved as written. The minutes of the Council meeting of January 21, 2003 were approved as written. The minutes of the Council meeting of February 4, 2003 were approved as written. President O'Grady announced that the following pieces of legislation would be passed under suspension of the rules: Resolutions 2003-23, 2003-26, 2003-27, 2003-28, 2003-38, 2003-39; Ordinances 2003-31, 2003-32. RE Mayor Musial: 1) Received an a-mail from resident Martha Shaw which is indicative of the devotion and compassion and interest of some of our employees. Ms. Shaw had the occasion to observe Animal Warden Kirt Ward's heroic and successful efforts to release a hawk which was trapped in the mall's bird obstruction material. Ms. Shaw wrote, "As hawks are a protected species, Mr. Ward displayed determination, personal bravery and keen strategy in dealing compassionately with the predator. After a considerable amount of labor, Mr. Ward's efforts were rewarded when he managed to position the hawk so the bird was able to perceive an escape route from the bird obstruction material." 2) A temporary restraining order (TRO) was issued against the city with regards to one of the contracts that was a very critical contract involved in the start of the construction of the library. Due to the efforts of Mr. Dubelko and Mr. O'Malley, the judge denied the TRO, which apparently is a very unusual action. Congratulations to them for a fantastic job. 3) With regard to the library, the contracts have been mailed out for execution and, weather permitting, construction of the library should start very shortly.